# The Best Derek Sherinian Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Derek Sherinian guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Axis of Evil (2003), then One Last Soul and Inertia. Every video starts at the solo.

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Keyboardist Derek Sherinian built his solo catalog as a stage for guitar heroes, inviting Steve Lukather, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci and others to trade leads with his synths. Through Black Country Communion and Sons of Apollo he has also backed Joe Bonamassa and Bumblefoot in some of the most guitar-heavy bands of the 2010s.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Derek Sherinian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sherinian), [Wikipedia – Inertia (Derek Sherinian album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia_(Derek_Sherinian_album)), [Wikipedia – Black Utopia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Utopia), [Wikipedia – Blood of the Snake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_of_the_Snake)

1. [Axis of Evil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-axis-of-evil/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen · 2003
2. [One Last Soul](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-country-communion-one-last-soul/) — Black Country Communion · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2010
3. [Inertia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-inertia/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather · 2001
4. [Frankenstein](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-frankenstein/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Zakk Wylde · 2001
5. [Czar of Steel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-czar-of-steel/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by John Petrucci · 2006
6. [Song of Yesterday](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-country-communion-song-of-yesterday/) — Black Country Communion · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2010
7. [Mata Hari](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-mata-hari/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather · 2001
8. [Goodbye Pork Pie Hat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-goodbye-pork-pie-hat/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather · 2001
9. [Signs of the Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sons-of-apollo-signs-of-the-time/) — Sons of Apollo · solo by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal · 2017
10. [What a Shame](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-what-a-shame/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather, Zakk Wylde · 2001
11. [Evel Kneivel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-evel-kneivel/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Zakk Wylde · 2001
12. [Rhapsody in Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-sherinian-rhapsody-in-black/) — Derek Sherinian · solo by Steve Lukather · 2001
13. [Black Country](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-country-communion-black-country/) — Black Country Communion · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2010
14. [The Outsider](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-country-communion-the-outsider/) — Black Country Communion · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2011
15. [Coming Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sons-of-apollo-coming-home/) — Sons of Apollo · solo by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal · 2017

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